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Plocamium cartilagineum
Sea Comb
As recorded: Plocamium cartilagineum (L.) P.S.Dixon
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Plocamiales › Plocamiaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 6465
- Date
- February 3, 1949
- Locality
- Bahia Colnett
- Region
- Mexico
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1949, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 1 other specimen.
Plocamium cartilagineum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,420 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Valley Noust - Orkney
(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
(c) Patricia Pauchnick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
CA, US
(c) amyellen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Cockburnspath, Scotland, GB
(c) Geoff Morgan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
Capitola, CA, USA
(c) jennithings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plocamium cartilagineum. BISH 537988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377192. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/537988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377192 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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